Chapter 13: Peer Relationships Flashcards
aggressive-rejected children
a category of sociometric status that refers to children who are especially prone to physical aggression, disruptive behavior, delinquency, and negative behavior such as hostility and threatening others
cliques
friendship groups that children voluntarily form or join themselves
controversial (peer status)
a category of sociometric status that refers to children or adolescents who are likes by quite a few peers and are disliked by quite a few other
crowds
groups of adolescents who have similar stereotyped reputations; among U.S. high school students, typical crowds may include the “brains,” “jocks,” “loners,” “burnouts,” “punks,” “populars,” “elites,” “freaks,” or “nonconformists”
friendship
an intimate, reciprocated positive relationship between two people
gang
a loosely organized group of adolescents or young adults who identify as a group and often engage in illegal activities
neglected (peer status)
a category of sociometric status that refers to children or adolescents who are infrequently mentioned as either liked or disliked; they simply are not noticed much by peers
peers
people of approximately the same age and status
popular (peer status)
a category of sociometric status that refers to children or adolescents who are viewed positively (liked) by many peers and are viewed negetively (disliked) by few peers
reciprocated best friendship
a friendship in which two children view each other as best or close friends
rejected (peer status)
a category of sociometric status that refers to children or adolescents who are liked by few peers and disliked by many peers
relational aggression
a kind of aggression that involves excluding others from the social group and attempting to do harm to other people’s relationships; it includes spreading rumors about peers, withholding friendship to inflict harm, and ignoring peers when angry or frustrated or trying to get one’s own way
social skills training
training programs designed to help rejected children gain peer acceptance; they are based on the assumption that rejected children lack important knowledge and skills that promote positive interaction with peers
sociometric status
a measurement that reflects the degree to which children are liked or disliked by their peers as a group
victimized (peer status)
with respect to peer relationships, this term refers to children who are targets of their peers’ aggression and demeaning behavior
